| hallerb@aol.com 2006-07-31, 9:25 am |
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Tekkie=AE wrote:
> mm posted for all of us...
> I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.
>
> I think the truth can be found on the standards organizations or manufact=
urers
> sites - notably Square D. Holler Butt has spread SO much rumor and conje=
cture
> and opinion in his posts that the reasonable reader CANNOT BELIEVE ANYTHI=
NG HE
> STATES. When presented with facts he either ignores or goes off on a dif=
ferent
> tangent. Previous questionable statement have involved testing circuit
> breakers by shorting wires and that faucets are designed to leak from the
> factory.
> --
> Tekkie
I have indeed accidently tested a breaker by shorting it that led to
the discovery my FPE is a fire hazard. Breakers are by description
designed to be tripped.
In the office machine industry technicians are trained from day 1 to
TEST all safety protection devices by overloading or over stressing
them to CONFIRM they work as designed. Safety switches fail sometimres
and a critical one can cause a fire or injury.. bryyer the tech finds
and fixes it than a building burns down The only tst device I can
think of that isnt supposed to be tested is a thermal fuse since they
are one shot devices....
I have no doubt there are circuit breaker test devices.
If I get some links on these things will you quit being a PIA?
yeah NEW faucets are designed to leak under very high pressure, so a
frozen pipe doesnt mean a ruptured pipe, faucets leaks instead, its
actually a good idea.when things thaw no harm done. thats a new federal
law.
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